Alternate Names: Kam, Kang, Khamba, Khampa, Khams, Khams Bhotia, Khams-Yal
Dialects: Eastern Khams, Northern Khams, Southern Khams, Western Khams. Dialects may be distinct languages; large differences reported. Lexical similarity: 80% with Central Tibetan ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Tibetan.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,380,000 in China (1994). 996,000 Eastern, 135,000 Southern, 158,000 Western, 91,000 Northern. Population total all countries: 1,380,300.
Language Use: All ages. Used as L2 by Muya [mvm], Shixing [sxg].
Language Development: Grammar.
Typology: SOV; tonal, 4 tones.
Writing System: Tibetan
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Different from Western Parbate ,, Eastern Parbate ,, Sheshi Kham ,, and Gamale Kham , of Nepal. Buddhist (Lamaist).